Fri Jun 30 2023

28 articles - From Friday Jun 23 2023 to Friday Jun 30 2023

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Guidelines

Guidelines and related publications, position statements, white papers, technical reviews, consensus statements, etc…

J Crohns Colitis

ECCO Guidelines on Extraintestinal Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

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Meta-analysis

meta-analyses and systematic reviews

Pancreas

Can Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Add Meaningful Benefit in Addition to Induction Chemotherapy in the Management of Borderline Resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer?: A Systematic Review.

Concomitant chemoradiotherapy or RT after IC improves local control and pathological response in borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The role of modern RT in improving other outcome requires further research.

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Original articles

RCT, clinical trials, retrospective studies, etc…

Am J Clin Nutr

Dietary -3 fatty acids and the incidence of atrial fibrillation in the Million Veteran Program.

Contrary to our hypothesis, dietary EPA/DHA/DPA was not associated with a higher risk of AF but was inversely related to AF risk in a nonlinear manner. Am J Clin Nutr 2023; xx xx-xx.

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Metabolizable energy content of breastmilk supports normal growth in exclusively breastfed Icelandic infants to age 6 months.

The evidence from this study confirms that when mothers are motivated and supported without economic restraints, breastmilk intake and the energy supplied by breastmilk to EBF infants at 6 mo of age is sufficient to support normal growth patterns. There was no evidence of constraint on FFM, and other studies show that high FM in EBF infants is likely to be transient. These data further support the recommendation for EBF =6 mo of age for body composition.

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The dietary requirement for total sulphur amino acids in adults =60 years appears higher in males than in females.1,2.

These findings are important given recommendations for increased plant protein consumption. They will help in the assessment of diet quality and provide the basis of dietary guidelines for older adults consuming a plant-based diet.

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Inflamm Bowel Dis

Geography Influences Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Serological Response in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Multinational Analysis From the ICARUS-IBD Consortium.

While the effects of medications on anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers in patients with IBD were consistent across sites, geographical location conferred the highest risk of susceptibility to serologically detectable SARS-CoV-2 infection. Over half of IBD patients in India were seropositive prior to vaccination. These insights can help to inform shielding advice, therapeutic choices, and vaccine strategies in IBD patients for COVID-19 and future viral challenges.

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Real-world Evidence Comparing Tofacitinib and Vedolizumab in Anti-TNF-experienced Patients With Ulcerative Colitis.

Ulcerative colitis patients with prior anti-TNF experience initiating tofacitinib demonstrated lower treatment persistence compared with those initiating vedolizumab. This finding is in contrast to other recent studies suggesting superior effectiveness of tofacitinib. Ultimately, head-to-head randomized, controlled trials that focus on directly measured end points may be needed to best inform clinical practice.

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J Crohns Colitis

Gut microbiome generated phenylacetylglutamine from dietary protein is associated with Crohn's Disease and exacerbates colitis in mouse model possibly via platelet activation.

Taken together, ppdc-carrying Proteobacteria generated PAGln from dietary protein is associated with CD and exacerbates colitis possibly via platelet-induced coagulation and inflammation These results suggest that PAGln is a potential early diagnostic marker and therapeutic target of CD.

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Myeloid cell specific deletion of PDGFR-a promotes dysbiotic intestinal microbiota and thus increased colitis susceptibility.

Taken together, our results indicate a protective role for myeloid PDGFR-a in maintaining gut homeostasis by promoting a protective intestinal microbiota and providing an anti-inflammatory macrophage phenotype.

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Liver Transpl

A randomized, controlled, prehabilitation intervention to maximize early recovery (PRIMER) in liver transplantation.

A home-based intervention with financial incentives and text-based nudges was feasible, highly accepted and increased daily steps in LT candidates with functional impairment and malnutrition.

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Sex and racial disparities in live donor liver transplantation in the united states.

In the LDLT population, significant disparities exist with respect to sex and race that disadvantage women, but these disparities are less pronounced than in the DDLT population. Complex clinical and socioeconomic differences as well as donor factors may explain these variations, though further studies are needed.

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Treatment of donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies-mediated rejection after liver transplantation: A French nationwide retrospective study.

After a median follow-up of 21 months (range: 12-107), DSA became undetectable in 15/38 patients (39.5%) with available DSA monitoring. In conclusion, specific treatment of AMR in LT recipients has slowly emerged in France during the past decade and has probably been considered in the most severe patients; this explains the global poor outcome, even if the outcome was favorable in some cases.

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Pancreas

Breakthrough Symptoms Remain an Unmet Need in Symptomatic Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors and Carcinoid Syndrome.

Breakthrough symptoms remain an unmet need, even in treated patients with NETs. Though still relying on physicians, NET patients are now also using the Internet. Improved awareness of optimal SSA use may improve syndrome control.

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Chronic Pancreatitis and Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: A US Cohort Propensity-Matched Study.

Chronic pancreatitis patients are at a higher risk of ASCVD when compared with the general population, matched for confounding etiological, pharmacological, and comorbid variables.

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Deep Learning Models for Severity Prediction of Acute Pancreatitis in the Early Phase From Abdominal Nonenhanced Computed Tomography Images.

The DL technology allows nonenhanced CT images as a novel tool for predicting the severity of AP.

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MARCH9 Mediates NOX2 Ubiquitination to Alleviate NLRP3 Inflammasome-Dependent Pancreatic Cell Pyroptosis in Acute Pancreatitis.

Our results suggested that MARCH9 suppresses NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated pancreatic cell injury through mediating the ubiquitination and degradation of NADPH oxidase-2, which compromises ROS generation and NLRP3 inflammasomal activation.

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Outcomes of Distal Pancreatectomy With Celiac Axis Resection for Pancreatic Cancer.

Despite its associated morbidity and mortality, DP-CAR should be considered as the only therapeutic option for pancreatic body and tail cancer with celiac axis involvement when carried out on carefully selected patients performed by a highly experienced group.

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Survival and Prognostic Factors in Patients With Pancreatic Colloid Carcinoma Compared With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.

Pancreatic CC presented as stage I disease more often compared with PDAC. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was administered more often in stage I PDAC compared with CC. Colloid carcinoma had improved OS compared with PDAC among al stages except stage III.

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The Novel SLRP Family Member Lumican Suppresses Pancreatic Cancer Cell Growth.

Lumican may suppress PDAC tumor growth by regulating P53 and P21, and the function of lumican sugar chains in the context of PC is worth studying in future studies.

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Reviews&Editorials

Plenty of the editorials are available as full text through the publisher website using the provided link

J Crohns Colitis

Shifting the Inflammatory Balance in Ulcerative Colitis Through Diet: A Mediterranean Diet Pattern is Associated with Improvements in Dysbiosis and Disease Activity.

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The Viral Version of Enterotypes.

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Pancreas

Characteristics of New Oxygen-Carrying Plasma and Its Application Prospects in the Treatment of Severe Acute Pancreatitis.

It can reduce the histopathological damage and mortality associated with severe acute pancreatitis, and it is expected to become an interesting treatment method for severe acute pancreatitis. This article reviews the characteristics of the new oxygen-carrying plasma, its role in fluid resuscitation, and its application prospects in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis.

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Miscellaneous

misc publications eg case reports, tools of the trade, images of the month, etc…

Liver Transpl

Geographic disparities in utilization of living donor liver transplants for racial and ethnic minorities in the united states.

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Is there a need to reassess the impact of functional donor warm ischemia time in the era of advanced perfusion techniques?

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Quantra: A step forward in intraoperative coagulation management, or just the same old test?

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Untangling the web of waitlist dropout in HCC.

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Pancreas

Assessment of Etiology and Outcomes of Acute Pancreatitis in a Brazilian Reference Center.

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Hereditary Chronic Pancreatitis With Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Rare Presentation.

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Letters&Replies

Letters to the editors and authors’ replies